The Rule Maker (The Rule Breakers 2) by Jennifer Blackwood-dual reviews
THE RULE MAKER
(The Rule Breakers #2)
by Jennifer Blackwood
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance
Release Date: January 16, 2017
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 16, 2017
Ten Steps to Surviving a New Job:
1. Don’t sleep with the client. It’ll get you fired. (Sounds easy enough.)
2. Don’t blink when new client turns out to be former one-night stand.
3. Don’t call same client a jerk for never texting you back.
4. Don’t believe client when he says he really, really wanted to call.
5. Remember, the client is always right—so you can’t junk punch him when he demands new design after new design.
6. Ignore accelerated heartbeat every time sexy client walks into room.
7. Definitely ignore client’s large hands. They just mean he wears big gloves.
8. Don’t let client’s charm wear you down. Be strong.
9. Whatever you do, don’t fall for the client. You’ll lose more than your job—maybe even your heart.
10. If all else fails, see rule number one again.
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Erin’s Review: The Rule Maker is book two in The Rule Breaker series by Jennifer Blackwood. Zoey Reynolds is an up and coming interior designer. When she is contacted by former client, Jason Covington, to renovate a ski lodge she has quite a bit of reservation. The last time she did a renovation for him she ended up having a one night stand with his brother, Ryder. The last thing she needed was to run into him again. He left her hanging after the last time, in fact – he ended up leaving her in the middle of the night – high and dry without so much as a goodbye. So she had no desire to even see him again – ever.
But when Jason Covington requests only her, from her design firm, to remodel his ski lodge she realizes she has no choice in the matter. She must do the best she can and hope and pray that she doesn’t run into Ryder again. But her hopes are soon dashed. When Jason is unavailable he sends his brother to oversee the ski lodge remodel. The moment she sees him Zoey knows that she just doesn’t stand a chance being around Ryder Covington. Would she risk her job for another moment in time with Ryder? Will she be able to work along side of him, in close proximity, and still complete the job at task?
Zoey Reynolds is a determined young woman, and she is determined to move up the ranks in her design firm. One of the five commandments at her work is “Don’t sleep with the Client.” She has always obeyed all of the rules. Not mixing business with pleasure. That was until she met Ryder. When she is around him her body does one thing while her mind does another. She knows that it’s wrong to get close to him, he is a professional snowboarder and will be leaving soon to return to training. She knows not to get inolved. But Ryder isn’t someone she can forget about so easily.
Ryder Covington is a handsome, built, professional snowboarder who is home helping his brother who was paralyzed from the waist down in a snowboarding accident. Ryder is also home to rehab his broken leg. Helping his brother and doing therapy he hopes to return to his snowboarding as soon as his leg is completely healed. Always one comfortable with one night stands, his one night with Zoey was different. He didn’t want to leave her without saying goodbye. But when he got the phone call of his brothers accident he had no choice. He felt like a jerk for leaving without a word and he was bound and determined to make it up to her. Helping his brother get the ski lodge remodeled and working along side Zoey – he felt he was right where he was supposed to be. But when his leg has healed enough for him to return to training – will he really go? Will he leave the one woman who has change his life forever?
I love the relationship between Ryder and Zoey. What started out as Zoey being upset with Ryder over a previous encounter. Soon turns into a fun and flirty relationship. I love how Ryder opened up and became an almost different person when he was around Zoey.
Zoey slowly lets down her guard and opens her heart and soul to Ryder. And I loved how the story still follows along with Brogan and Lainey from the first Rule Breakers story. The characters are wonderfully written and it leaves you wanting more. I am hoping to read Jason’s story in the near future. A fun, quick, quirky read with a beautiful, meaningful ending.
Sandy’s Review: THE RULE MAKER is the second installment in Jennifer Blackwood’s contemporary, adult THE RULE BREAKERS romance series. This is twenty fie year old professional snowboarder Ryder Covington , and interior designer Zoey Reynolds’s story line. THE RULE MAKER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Some of the event run parallel to the events of book one –THE RULE BOOK.
Told from dual first person points of view (Zoey and Ryder) THE RULE MAKER is a second chance (of sorts) romance between professional snowboarder Ryder Covington, and interior designer Zoey Reynolds. Months earlier Ryder and Zoey had a one-night stand wherein Ryder walker away the next morning without a backwards glance. Fast forward to present day and Zoey has been contracted to redecorate a once-glamorous ski chalet for Ryder’s brother Jason Covington-a man who has all but become a recluse since a horrific snowboard accident months before. Enter Ryder Covington-Jason’s brother-and the man who has been tasked with working alongside Zoey Reynold’s on the rehab of the former chalet. What ensues is the rekindling romance between Zoey and Ryder, and the behind the scenes negotiations that will send our couple in opposite directions.
The relationship between Zoey and Ryder is acrimonious at best. Zoey’s embarrassment over the one-night stand finds our hero trying desperately to make up for his actions months before. Working together places our couple in a precarious position leading to palpable sexual energy and brooding attraction. The $ex scenes are seductive without the over the top sexually graphic language and text.
We are introduced to Ryder’s brother Jason Covington-a man whose life was destroyed following a snowboarding accident that left him a former shell of his previous self. Ryder and Jason’s grandparents are the requisite evil-a couple who believe that Jason and Ryder are wasting their lives and futures on nonsense and fun. Billionaire businessman Brogan Starr, and PR specialist Lainey Taylor (The Rule Book-book 1) plays secondary and supporting roles.
THE RULE MAKER is an enjoyable, second chance story line with laughter, humor, heartbreak and romance. The premise is light-hearted with a little bit of angst and conflict; the characters are colorful and animated; the romance is sexy. I am looking forward to Jason’s story line.
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